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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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